Boy, 16, locked up for nine years for killing Bailey Gwynne in school row
A teenager has been locked up for nine years for stabbing a school pupil to death during a “trivial” row. Bailey Gwynne, 16, died from a knife wound to the
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Tag: Courts / Justice
Victims’ Commissioner urges single point of contact for people affected by crime
Victims of crime should be able to call on one professional so they are not “passed from pillar to post”, the Victims’ Commissioner has said. Baroness Newlove said having a
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Research looks at whether low conviction rates in rape trials is a result of juror bias
A researcher at the University of Huddersfield is recreating rape trials – with the participation of professional lawyers and actors – in order to discover if low conviction rates are
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Engage: Families separated by bars – the home truths about sending mothers to prison
Being separated from a close family member can be emotionally fraught. It can be especially challenging when that person is incarcerated. And the situation becomes even more devastating when children
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New report finds children in care homes ‘excessively criminalised’
Children living in care homes are excessively criminalised compared to other boys and girls, campaigners have said. Research suggests there is a “systemic” problem which leads staff to resort to
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Resources: Cafcass launch free support service to help families to reach agreements
Cafcass has launched Parenting Plan and Family Meetings: a free support service for separated parents in Greater Manchester, Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire to assist families to agree arrangements for
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Judge rules learning disabilities man can decide over marriage
A man with learning disabilities who was thought to be in danger of being forced into a wedding is mentally capable of making decisions about sex and marriage, a judge
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New law allows judges to tackle jurors’ ‘unenlightened views’ in sex crime cases
A law to permit judges to address the “unenlightened views” of some jurors in sex crime cases and crack down on “revenge porn” has been passed by the Scottish Parliament.
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Judge reverses social workers decision to remove child following mothers ‘sexual escapade’
A woman has won a family court fight for the return of her two-year-old son despite social workers’ concerns about the implications of a Christmas Day “drunken sexual escapade” with
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Judge finds Council’s handling of brothers’ care proceedings ‘reprehensible’
A senior family court judge has said the way a council handled proceedings relating to the care of two brothers was “reprehensible”. Mr Justice Newton – who is based in
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